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Wahrani: Pursuing Purity and Light

“Separated from the virginity of the soul and the light of the heart, the mind is the shadow of the Son of God and the reverse of Wisdom.” Saint Nikolai Velimirovich Prayers by the Lake LXIII

In preparation for today’s hike on the Wahrani Nature Trail, I figured I’d find a prayer I could keep in mind along the way. The word of the modern Serbian sage Nikolai Velimirovich seems to have a finger on what is wrong with our society. Our minds are detached from what brings life.

Our Lord was pure as was His Mother and Forerunner. But, that purity meant more than just not having sexual contact. Christ and the saints did not put their minds to toxifying their souls. Even those holy people, known and unknown, pursued a path of purity practicing repentance when they fell rather than make and live in excuses for sins. They…